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The TOEFL tests all four language skills that are important for effective communication: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing. It helps students demonstrate that they have the English skills needed for academic success.
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) measures the ability of non native speakers of English to communicate in English in the college or university classroom. Test scores are used in the admission process at more than 7,000 colleges, universities and licensing agencies in more than 130 countries. And, with more than 4,500 test centers worldwide, taking the test is convenient and easy. TOEFL is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service (ETS) and is administered worldwide. There are two ways to take TOEFL. Internet-based Test (iBT) and the Paper-based Test (PBT). The iBT format is offered in India in more than 50 cities, with many cities having multiple test taking locations. TOEFL internet based test can be taken all round the year.
Internet-Based Test:
The TOEFL iBT measures how well you read, listen, speak and write in English. Test consists of 4-sections
Reading: The purpose of the Reading section is to test your ability to find information; test your basic comprehension of a general topic or main idea, facts and details, etc or to assess your ability to learn important details and recognise how ideas in the passage connect.
Listening: This section measures your ability to understand English as it is used in colleges/ universities. It consists of four to six lectures with six questions each that include classroom dialogue, and two to three conversations with five questions each that include two or more speakers in each.
Speaking:
This section measures your ability to speak English. It consists of six open-ended speaking questions, which require test takers to speak into a microphone. The responses are recorded and scored by human graders.
Writing: This section measures your ability to write in a way that is required for college/ university course work in USA. The TOEFL iBT contains two essays; one is an independent task and the other an integrated task that requires the use of more than one skill at a time, for eg: read, listen, then speak in response to a question.
Structure of the TOEFL iBT:
TOEFL Registration:
To take the TOEFL Test, you must make prior registration at any of the test centers available, by paying a basic fee of $165. Test registrations close seven days before your test date and late registration closes three days before the test date, with additional fee. Although one can book a TOEFL test date online, over phone or by mail, online registration is the fastest and it's fairly easy too! You can visit https://www.ets.org/ for booking a test date.
Score scale:
Validity of score:
Your test scores will be valid for two years, from the date on which the test is taken.
Websites: https://www.toefl.org or www.ets.org/toefl
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) measures the ability of non native speakers of English to communicate in English in the college or university classroom. Test scores are used in the admission process at more than 7,000 colleges, universities and licensing agencies in more than 130 countries. And, with more than 4,500 test centers worldwide, taking the test is convenient and easy. TOEFL is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service (ETS) and is administered worldwide. There are two ways to take TOEFL. Internet-based Test (iBT) and the Paper-based Test (PBT). The iBT format is offered in India in more than 50 cities, with many cities having multiple test taking locations. TOEFL internet based test can be taken all round the year.
Internet-Based Test:
The TOEFL iBT measures how well you read, listen, speak and write in English. Test consists of 4-sections
Reading: The purpose of the Reading section is to test your ability to find information; test your basic comprehension of a general topic or main idea, facts and details, etc or to assess your ability to learn important details and recognise how ideas in the passage connect.
Listening: This section measures your ability to understand English as it is used in colleges/ universities. It consists of four to six lectures with six questions each that include classroom dialogue, and two to three conversations with five questions each that include two or more speakers in each.
Speaking:
This section measures your ability to speak English. It consists of six open-ended speaking questions, which require test takers to speak into a microphone. The responses are recorded and scored by human graders.
Writing: This section measures your ability to write in a way that is required for college/ university course work in USA. The TOEFL iBT contains two essays; one is an independent task and the other an integrated task that requires the use of more than one skill at a time, for eg: read, listen, then speak in response to a question.
Structure of the TOEFL iBT:
| Section | Time Limit | No. of Questions | |
| Reading | 60-100 minutes | 36-70 | |
| Listening | 60-90 minutes | 34-51 | Break |
| Speaking | 20 minutes | 6 tasks | 10 minutes |
| Writing | 50 minutes | 2 tasks |
TOEFL Registration:
To take the TOEFL Test, you must make prior registration at any of the test centers available, by paying a basic fee of $165. Test registrations close seven days before your test date and late registration closes three days before the test date, with additional fee. Although one can book a TOEFL test date online, over phone or by mail, online registration is the fastest and it's fairly easy too! You can visit https://www.ets.org/ for booking a test date.
Score scale:
- The iBT version of the TOEFL test is scored on a scale of 0 to 120 points.
- Each of the four sections (Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing) receives a scaled score from 0 to 30. The scaled scores from the four sections are added together to determine the total score.
- Speaking is initially given a score of 0 to 4, and writing is initially given a score of 0 to 5. These scores are converted to scaled scores of 0 to 30.
- Most colleges use TOEFL scores as only one factor in their admission process. A sampling of required TOEFL admission scores shows that a total score of 74.2 for undergraduate admissions and 82.6 for graduate admissions may be required. It is recommended that students check with their prospective institutions directly to understand TOEFL admission requirements.
Validity of score:
Your test scores will be valid for two years, from the date on which the test is taken.
Websites: https://www.toefl.org or www.ets.org/toefl
Published date : 14 Sep 2010 03:12PM
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